3. It’s Not Easy to Burn a Book

The hidden story of the 1989 fatwa issued by Ayatollah Khomeini against Salman Rushdie and the consequences for all of us.

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Fatwa is a ten-part series telling the hidden story of the 1989 fatwa issued against Salman Rushdie - the forces which led to the death sentence and the consequences for all of us. The series covers a 20-year period from 1979 to 1999 and explores race relations in Britain, identity, free speech and the connection between the fatwa and contemporary violent jihad.